Cheap and Cheerful
Runners of all abilities take part each Saturday and no-one is made to feel out of place. The marshals encourage every single participant and make sure that even the steadiest of runners feels confident to turn out again the following week!
Stats:
David Horsfall has completed 42 Park Runs
Andy Swift is the fastest club member with 17:13
Julie Buckley easily heads the Age graded league with 93.04%
Clubs with members running at Barnsley parkrun
| Number of | Number of | Club Home Page | |
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Club  | parkrunners | Runs | (external links) |
Just a few more runners turning up and we'd overtake Barnsley AC and Kingstone!
Not sure about the weather on Saturday. Friday's snow flurries could cause a bit of chaos on the roads.
Last week's Park Run news makes interesting reading:
Barnsley parkrun Event number 103 – 19th January 2013
Oh ye of little faith, who said Barnsley parkrun wouldn't take place? Well it nearly didn't, the key was getting Alan and Jane to the start line in order to do the timing! 7:50 Saturday morning it was confirmed, Barnsley parkrun was on. And what a fabulous parkrun it was, 16 hardy runners managed to make the start and 5 even hardier volunteer marshals made sure the event happened.
Barnsley parkrun Off To A Flyer
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Runners from across England got Barnsley parkrun off to a flying start whena field of 79 runners took part in the initial event at Locke Park. As well as being well supported by local running clubs (20 plus Barnsley Harriers were in the starting line-up), participants came from as far afield as Eastbourne, Stowmarket, Lincoln and Nottingham.
The 3 lap course began with .5k on the flat, and a .5k climb to Locke Park Tower, the highest point in Barnsley before a .5 k descent towards the finish. The consensus of opinion, from veterans of the parkrun circuit is that the Barnsley parkrun is one of the most challenging and therefore rewarding. Locals might say 'it's not as hard as a shift down pit!'
The course is run on well maintained tarmac paths and is permanently marked with yellow arrows in the trees and on the ground, so it's easy to run the course on non-event days.
First event winner was Ian Kimpton of Lincoln Wellington AC in an impressive 15:56, John Broom representing Barnsley Harriers took second place in 18:16. Steve Darby (Unattached) placed third in a time of 19:34.
First woman was Dawn Broom of Barnsley Harriers in a time of 20:24, 16 seconds ahead of Lesley Leggett (Denby Dale Travellers). Jenny Lingrell, of Barnsley Harriers (22:08) was third.
